Hugh Laurie of “House” wins Screen Actors Guild award

Hugh Laurie continued his win streak Sunday (Jan. 25), taking home the Screen Actors Guild award for outstanding performance by a male actor in a drama series. He beat out Michael C. Hall of “Dexter,” Jon Hamm of “Mad Men” and James Spader and William Shatner, both of “Boston Legal.”

Laurie won the People’s Choice award earlier this month for favorite male TV star, defeating Charlie Sheen and Patrick Dempsey. His series, “House,” also won favorite TV drama in that voting, beating “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” and “Grey’s Anatomy.” While the “House” cast was nominated for a SAG award for outstanding performance by an ensemble in a drama series, they lost to the cast of “Mad Men.”

Laurie was funny and modest, as usual, in his acceptance speech.

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Laurie seemed surprised by his win (his second consecutive one). In accepting the actor, Laurie said, “This is amazing. I actually had $100 on James Spader. This is just not my night.

“Seven years ago I was making a film in the Namibian desert. Against the advice of my agent, who was convinced that the more films you do, the harder it is to break into television. I got a few pages of a script that had no title, but I fancied that I knew instantly that this was an extraordinary character who could go the distance.

“That’s a complete lie, I had no idea, and this is absolutely amazing to me now to look back over these last six or seven years. It’s an incredibly journey and made even more incredible by, as it were, my traveling companions.”

Tonight (Jan. 26) is the 99th episode of “House,” titled “Big Baby,” In it, he will test Cameron’s patience as she assumes Cuddy’s role as hospital administrator.